Garrett Fort
Garrett Elsden Fort was an American short story writer, playwright, and Hollywood screenwriter. He is mostly known for his connections with 1930s horror films, with film historian Gary Don Rhodes describing him as "one of, if not the pre-eminent horror film screenwriters of the classic era." He was a close follower of Meher Baba, and travelled to India while developing a screenplay based on Baba's philosophy.
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Trending topics shown first"The spider spinning his web for the unwary fly. The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield."
"Look, it's moving. It's alive, it's alive, it's alive. It's moving. It's alive, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive!"
"You do not quite get what I mean. Herr Frankenstein was interested only in human life. First to destroy it, then recreate it. There you have his mad dream."
"They're all crazy. They're all crazy except you and me. Sometimes I have me doubts about you."
"For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing."
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1900
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